Hybrid Standards Engagement Lead

BSI; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Health insurance

Pension plan with company contribution

Job summary

BSI in London (Covent Garden) is hiring a Standards Engagement Manager. You will manage a portfolio of committees across safety, food, medical device topics, and facilitate development activities with industry experts and government representatives.

This non-technical role focuses on communication, relationship-building and project management, with a hybrid model requiring office presence twice monthly at Covent Garden.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and facilitation skills for leading groups.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to build credible stakeholder relationships.
• Project management experience juggling multiple projects and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage an individual portfolio of standards committees, projects and programmes across a variety of industry sectors.
• Facilitate committee meetings and standards development activities, supporting stakeholders to achieve consensus and deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Build and maintain relationships with industry experts, trade associations, government bodies, consumer representatives and other key stakeholders.
• Monitor sector developments and emerging trends to help shape future standards and committee priorities.
• Identify opportunities for new standards, guidance and strategic initiatives that address emerging issues and support innovation.
• Engage and present at events or meetings relating to standards development and your portfolio of standards activities.
• Represent UK interests in European and international standards development activities where required.
• Lead the delivery of standards projects to agreed timescales, working closely with internal stakeholders.
• Become an expert in standards development procedures to provide advice and support to committee chairs, experts and stakeholders throughout the standards development process.

Skills

Strong communication

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Facilitation skills

Autonomy

Job description

BSI in London (Covent Garden) is hiring a Standards Engagement Manager. You will manage a portfolio of committees across safety, food, medical device topics, and facilitate development activities with industry experts and government representatives.

This non-technical role focuses on communication, relationship-building and project management, with a hybrid model requiring office presence twice monthly at Covent Garden.